Obama Vs. Greenhouse Emissions, Government Taking the Lead

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According to President Obama the federal government is "the largest energy consumer in the United States" but they're cutting down their greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent by 2020. It's very true that the government has a "responsibility to American citizens to reduce [their] energy use and become more efficient." Obama signed an executive order in October requiring federal agencies to set their goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions within 90 days.

Basically, he is telling people exactly what to do, and giving a reasonable time frame to do it. It's amazing how agencies and any other business will regulate their operations at the cost of the world around us, until they are legally obligated to change their means of "efficient" operation. Obama's goal "is to lower costs, reduce pollution and shift federal energy expenses away from oil and towards local, clean energy."

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